Vietnam
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Sunday, 24 Feb 2008 | Views [866]
My next stop on the journey south was Hoi An, a small town along a river that is a UNESCO World Heritage site for its architecture, and one of the few towns that was spared bombing. It was a major port in the 16 th and 17 th centuries, and the ... Read more >
Tags: shopping, tailors, hoi an
Sunday, 24 Feb 2008 | Views [705]
From Hanoi, I boarded the Reunification Express, the train that runs between Hanoi in the North and Saigon in the South. I was only going as far as Hue – a 13 hour overnight journey. Over these months I have discovered that no matter how comfortable ... Read more >
Tags: history, vietnam war, dmz, hue, khe sanh, vinh moc
Saturday, 23 Feb 2008 | Views [513] | Comments [2]
Ever since I saw the movie " Indochine ," I've wanted to visit Ha Long Bay. I loved the haunting scenes where Camille and Jean Baptiste, her beloved French soldier (originally her adoptive mother's lover - it's a French film after all) ... Read more >
Tags: ha long bay, romance, soap operas, adventures
Saturday, 23 Feb 2008 | Views [283]
Part I I spent my first day in Hanoi wandering around the Old Quarter in a state of astonishment, gripping my Lonely Planet and trying not to get run over or fall into a gutter or trip over someone or be knocked over by a motorbike. It was total ... Read more >
Tags: hanoi, cities, motorbikes, food, bedbugs
Thursday, 14 Feb 2008 | Views [403]
Hello!! Yes, I'm still alive and kicking, despite the utter lack of posts. It's been a whirlwind trip through Vietnam. Three weeks, 1800+ kilometers, overnight "sleeping" buses, overnight trains, boats, cyclos, motos, bicycles, from Hanoi ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
